That's one major can of worms.

Since there is a tradition of telling the truth, but not the whole truth nor anything but the truth, I expect a rise of the campesinos claiming property they had been occupying as caretakers.

Anyone have more details of what this means to farm owners?

Only in a Banana Republic can a squatter have rights!

You get squatter rights all over the world but not land or farm squatting rights???

Written by: stillhere,

"Anyone have more details of what this means to farm owners?"


It means they are screwed

The single most important issue in regards to economic prosperity is "Private Property Rights"

Nothing. Not a Minimum wage. Not collective bargaining. Nothing can lead a country to prosperity or keep in languishing in poverty that the respect or lack of respect for PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS!

if the farmers have proof that they are not squatters there is nothing for them to worried

Squatters rights in the U.K . have just ended with a law protecting property owners from people entering their property and squatting. There is now a fine and possible imprisonment for those who illegally try to occupy someone else's property. And not before time either in my opinion!

wtf

In the DR was a law that if someone living on vacant lot for more than 20 years and no one came to claim it during all those then that person was entitle to keep the land, but the land in question is government land which the judge decided that they squatters can keep on cultivating it for as long as they live but they cannot sale it becaue they don't have a title. Now there is a new law that can put people behind bars for squatting on private properties. So all I saying that this will change within our time

Just be grateful you don't have to deal with "native title" claims (since you killed off all the "traditional owners").

berries :

I think what you are refering to is the ownership not cultivating same. Squatters have no rights
now or in Trujillo's days.The only ones were the"Campesinos Peopnes"living in it with the owner's
permission and worked the land for him.Once 20 years lapsed and the Campesinos remained
pruductive, that land was taken away from the owners and the title given to new owners providing he remained productive, but the State never became owner,so as to give the Campesinos some insentive.As it was the case of my grandfather, that lost all his for moving out and living in the city ,just collecting the fruit of the land from the Peones Campesinos.Served him right for thinking
like an Rich Acendado with the city's comfort..
What they are refering now on this article is Haitian Squatters who just move into to your propperty
with out any previous accord beteween you as the owner and themselves